Abu Hammad virus

The Abu Hammad virus (AHV) is a strain in the genus Nairovirus belonging to the Dera Ghazi Khan serogroup. Isolated from a tick, Argas hermanni, in Egypt. This virus doesn't cause disease in humans.[1]

References

  1. Mahy, Brian W J (2001). A dictionary of virology (3. ed.). San Diego, Calif. [u.a.]: Academic Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-12-465327-8.


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